Severe burning sensations and confusion were later attributed to rat lungworm, which is often transmitted through snails and slugs, a case study revealed.

Doctors were baffled. It was the start of a medical mystery that’s the subject of a New England Journal of Medicine case study this month. In an 11-page paper published February 12, doctors at ...

AI helps scientists decode a cone snail toxin’s targets, paving the way for safer drug development and ecological research.

Georgia wildlife officials are urging anglers, boaters, and lake visitors to help prevent the spread of invasive snail ...

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources asked the public Wednesday to report any sightings of the invasive Chinese Mystery Snails, also known as Japanese Mystery Snails, after the species was ...

Wildlife authorities are asking for anglers, boaters and lake visitors across Georgia to help prevent the spread of invasive snail species.

Mystery snail, Georgia Department of Natural Resources ... a WRD official said. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) also said that rat lungworm does not replicate in humans and human-to ...

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources is urging caution after invasive snail species in the state were found to harbor a parasite that can cause illness in humans.

Apple and mystery snails are illegal to possess in Georgia ... complications or even death in rare cases. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) notes that the parasite does not replicate in ...